"Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (; born 26 December 1975) is a former world No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed ""El Chino"" (""The Chinese"") and ""El zurdo de Vitacura"" (""The Lefty from Vitacura""), he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings in 1998. He held the world No. 1 ranking for six weeks. He also held the top ranking in both juniors and seniors. He was the first player to win all three clay-court Masters Series tournaments (Monte Carlo, Rome, and Hamburg) since the format"
"played in over 53 countries all around the world. Italy Spain Portugal France United Kingdom Belgium Germany Hungary Latvia Estonia Lithuania Slovenia Poland Ukraine Bulgaria Holland Austria Finland Denmark Switzerland Czech Republic Belarus Romania Egypt Iran Tunisia Greece Israel Cyprus South Africa Morocco Argentina Chile Peru Brazil Japan Mauritius Puerto Rico Mexico Venezuela Dominican Republic Colombia El Salvador Russia China Australia India Malaysia Singapore United States Canada United Arab Emirates Thailand And many more joining by the day. Beach tennis arrived in Brazil on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro around 2008, and the sport has now dominated about 1/3"
"Martin Rios Martin Rios (born 24 May 1981) is a Spanish-Swiss curler. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the mixed doubles tournament with partner Jenny Perret, winning a silver medal. He is two-time (2012, 2017) World Mixed Doubles Champion and 2011 European Mixed Champion. At the 2012 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship he was partnered with Nadine Lehmann and at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship he was paired with Perret. Rios also won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Mixed Curling Championship. In addition to representing his native Switzerland, Rios has twice represented Spain internationally,"
"Masters."" Milos Raonic Milos Raonic (; born December 27, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on November 21, 2016. His career highlights include a Grand Slam final at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships; two Grand Slam semifinals at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships and 2016 Australian Open; and three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals at the 2013 Canadian Open, 2014 Paris Masters, and 2016 Indian Wells Masters. Raonic first gained international acclaim by reaching the fourth round of the 2011 Australian Open as a qualifier, being"
"Milos Raonic Milos Raonic (; born December 27, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on November 21, 2016. His career highlights include a Grand Slam final at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships; two Grand Slam semifinals at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships and 2016 Australian Open; and three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals at the 2013 Canadian Open, 2014 Paris Masters, and 2016 Indian Wells Masters. Raonic first gained international acclaim by reaching the fourth round of the 2011 Australian Open as a qualifier, being referred"
"Marcelo Melo Marcelo Pinheiro Davi de Melo (; born September 23, 1983) is a Brazilian tennis player. He is the younger brother of Daniel Melo and grew up in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He stands at a height of 2.03 m (6 ft. 8 in.). Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 1, which he achieved in November 2015, the best Brazilian doubles player position of all time. He is the first Brazilian male ever to win a French Open doubles title (in 2015, playing alongside Croatian Ivan Dodig) and a Wimbledon doubles title (in 2017, alongside"
"tournament in 2016 In addition to football, Belo Horizonte has one of the largest attendances at volleyball matches in the entire country. They are played either at Mineirinho, home of Brazil's national volleyball team, or at Minas Tênis Clube. Belo Horizonte is home to 2015 French Open men's doubles champion and former World no. 1 doubles player Marcelo Melo as well as 2016 Australian Open men's doubles and mixed doubles champion Bruno Soares. Belo Horizonte's sister cities are: Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ""Beautiful Horizon"") is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, the thirteenth-largest in South America and the eighteenth-largest"
"Committee has partnered with Asics (Sonak Trading) as the official apparel outfitter of the Philippine delegation in the Olympics. The Philippines was the seventy-fifth country (based in the Portuguese language) to walk in the parade of nations rites during the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics on 5 August 2016. Table tennis player Ian Lariba, was named as the Philippine delegation's flagbearer for the Rio Olympic opening ceremony. Taekwando jin Kirstie Alora took over carrying the flag from Lariba, when the delegation passed the VIP grandstand. Filipino athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events"
"goals, and also being the only one to score on the knockout stages as Bolivia lost to Peru 1-3 in the quarter-finals. He announced his retirement from the national squad on 15 September 2015 together with Ronald Raldes, then captain, claiming divergences with head coach Julio Cesar Baldivieso. He returned to the national squad in 2016 after Guillermo Ángel Hoyos replaced Baldivieso. Vitória Cruzeiro Shakhtar Donetsk Werder Bremen Flamengo Cruzeiro Wuhan Zall Marcelo Martins Moreno Marcelo Martins Moreno (; born 18 June 1987 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia), known as Marcelo Martins or Marcelo Moreno, is a Bolivian"
"Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committees (NOCs), and the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and it is standard practice to award such invitations (of which there were two for the men's singles tennis event) to countries with small Olympic teams. Arévalo was the first player from El Salvador to represent the country, in a tennis competition, at the Olympics. Arévalo defeated Lee Hyung-taik in three sets in the first round, before being beaten by Swiss World No. 1 Roger Federer in the second. He is the brother of tennis player Marcelo Arévalo, with whom he plays on the El Salvador Davis"
"1 ranking in the world. Ríos was born in Santiago, Chile to Jorge Ríos Jarvis, an engineer and businessman, and Alicia Mayorga, a teacher. He has an older sister, Paula. Ríos met Costa Rican Giuliana Sotela in September 1998 while he was training at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida. Ríos and Sotela got married in December 2000 in Santiago. They have a daughter, Constanza, who was born in June 2001. In March 2004, the marriage ended in divorce, which legally took place in Costa Rica, as Chile did not allow married couples the right of divorce until November"
"and through bank loans. ""Current through 2018 US Open. João Sousa João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa (born 30 March 1989), known as João Sousa (), is a Portuguese professional tennis player, who is ranked 45th in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), as of 23 July 2018. A top-100 player since July 2013 and with three ATP World Tour singles titles, Sousa is regarded as the best Portuguese tennis player of all time. He is nicknamed ""Conquistador"" (Portuguese for ""Conqueror"") for sharing his birthplace with Afonso I of Portugal, the country's first king. Sousa is coached"
"the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings as of 6 June 2016. Rogério Dutra Silva and Teliana Pereira had claimed one of six Olympic places each in their respective singles events, as Brazil's top-ranked tennis players outside of direct qualifying position. Meanwhile, Marcelo Melo teamed up with his London 2012 partner Bruno Soares in the men's doubles by virtue of the former's top 10 ATP ranking. Brazil, as the host nation, receives a guaranteed place for each gender, unless a maximum of two men and two women has been selected to the team based on competition results."
"his home country at the Oporto Open in 1996 with fellow Portuguese player and regular doubles partner Emanuel Couto. After retiring from the circuit, Mota coached top Portuguese players including Rui Machado, Pedro Sousa and Frederico Gil. Bernardo Mota Bernardo Gonçalves Pereira Mota (born 14 July 1971 in Lisbon) is a former tennis player from Portugal, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Croatia's Goran Ivanišević. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on March 31, 1997, when he became the"
"30 until after the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After considering the Bahamas as the new venue, and Rosario, Argentina, the finals were eventually scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 5–6 October. All matches took place at a purpose built arena at Barra Olympic Park, just outside the Olympic Tennis Centre. ""Matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, BRT (UTC-3)."" Brazil claimed a clean sweep in the finals, winning all four matches to win the series 12 points to nil. With an unassailable lead after match three, the final match was played as a"
"of the 28 most recurring pawn structures in chess practice. He played for Chile in three Chess Olympiads. Mauricio Flores Ríos Mauricio Flores Rios (born September 10, 1990, in Valparaiso) is a Chilean chess player who holds the Grandmaster title. As of January 2015 he has a FIDE rating of 2531, is number 1 in Chile among active players. In 2009 Mauricio Flores Rios moved to Brownsville, Texas after being recruited by the University of Texas at Brownsville. He played for UT Brownsville at the Final Four (President's Cup) of 2009, 2010 and 2011, as well as the Pan-American Intercollegiate"
"Frederico Melo Frederico Ricciardi Pinheiro de Melo (born July 13, 1987 in Azusa, California, United States) is a Portuguese sailor, who specializes in heavyweight one-person dinghy (Finn) and two-person keelboat (Star) classes. He represented his nation Portugal, along with his partner and three-time Olympian Afonso Domingos, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has trained throughout his sailing career with Cascais Naval Club () in his current residence Cascais, under his personal coach Andy Zawija. Born and raised in the United States, Melo also held a dual citizenship to compete internationally for his parents' homeland in sailing. As of June 2015,"
"Mauricio Flores Ríos Mauricio Flores Rios (born September 10, 1990, in Valparaiso) is a Chilean chess player who holds the Grandmaster title. As of January 2015 he has a FIDE rating of 2531, is number 1 in Chile among active players. In 2009 Mauricio Flores Rios moved to Brownsville, Texas after being recruited by the University of Texas at Brownsville. He played for UT Brownsville at the Final Four (President's Cup) of 2009, 2010 and 2011, as well as the Pan-American Intercollegiate of 2009-2012. In 2015, Flores Rios published the book Chess Structures - a Grandmaster Guide, providing a study"
"Paulo, Brazil, with 16 participating countries. In 2015 World Team Championship was held in Moscow with 28 countries participating, with adult and junior teams, male and female teams. 2015 World Championships participating countries: Italy Brazil Russia Spain Germany France Venezuela Japan San Marino Austria Greece Lithuania Hungary Estonia Belgium Morocco Portugal Belarus Israel Czech Republic Bulgaria Latvia Thailand Moldovia Switzerland Cyprus Mauritius Great Britain You can see from the list of participating countries how in many places now people are playing at a competitive professional level. Italy continues to be the Mecca of Beach Tennis, followed closely by Brazil, a"
"Bernardo Mota Bernardo Gonçalves Pereira Mota (born 14 July 1971 in Lisbon) is a former tennis player from Portugal, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Croatia's Goran Ivanišević. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on March 31, 1997, when he became the number 194 of the world. He was most successful in the doubles category, achieving a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 96 in 1997. The highest moment of his career was his only ATP level victory in"
"He will also give financial support to the Philippine athletes by giving money from unpaid tax collections from the oligarchy and tax evaders. Table tennis player Ian Lariba, was named as the Philippine delegation's flagbearer for the Rio Olympic opening ceremony. The 16-man Philippine delegation, which composed of six athletes, coaches and officials led by Romasanta and POC 2nd Vice President Jeff Tamayo flew to Rio de Janeiro on 23 July 2016. The Philippine flag was hoisted in the Athletes Village on 3 August 2016, signifying the entry of the Philippine contingent in the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Philippine Olympic"
"in Lisbon, Portugal. His father, João, is a managing director of an international company and his mother, Maria, is a housewife. He has an older brother, João, who is bank manager. Marques started playing influenced by his father and his brother at age five. However, he began more serious practice only when he was 12. Marques pursued a degree in communication studies at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, but never finished, and he also attended at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. In 2012, he did a Development and Performance Tennis Master in Madrid. Marques speaks Portuguese, Spanish, French and English."
"later, he was part of Brazil's 2012 Olympic team, as one of the three over-age players, where Brazil won a silver medal. Marcelo was selected as a member of Brazil to play in the 2013 Confederations Cup and started all five matches, as Brazil won 3–0 against Spain in the final. He was part of Brazil's squad in the 2014 FIFA World Cup which was his first World Cup. Brazil reached the semi-finals and he was named to the tournament's Dream Team. In May 2018, he was named in the final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup where he"
"29. Since 2014, Marques is sponsored by KTM, which helps him cover the logistics associated with touring alongside Sousa. Frederico Marques Frederico Marques (born 4 September 1986) is a Portuguese professional tennis coach who currently coaches João Sousa in the ATP World Tour. After a short playing career, he became head coach at the BTT Tennis Academy in Barcelona, where he works with Sousa. Since January 2015, Marques is the Global Professional Tennis Coach Association president in Portugal. He is the youngest coach to have an athlete in the ATP top 100 ranking and the first Portuguese member of the"
"Isidora (born December 2008), daughter Colomba (born June 2010), and also triplets, which are a son named Marcelo Jr. and two daughters named Antonella and Agustina (all born December 2011). In March 2008, on the tenth anniversary of Ríos reaching the No. 1 ranking, journalist Nelson Flores published a book in Spanish titled ""El extraño del pelo largo"" (""The strange man with long hair""), recounting his experiences following the player from his junior days up to his ascent to the top of the ATP singles ranking. In November 2011, an English-language book was published by Mark 'Scoop' Malinowski about Rios,"
"MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2018 The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2018 was an event in the 2018 World Surf League Men's Championship Tour. This event was hosted in Peniche, Portugal for the tenth consecutive year. The event was held from 16 to 27 October at the Supertubos beach in Peniche, (Leiria, Portugal). Italo Ferreira, who represents Brazil, is the current champion. The brazilian football player, Neymar Jr., was one of the most notable attendees of the event, as the international celebrity had flown from Paris to support his fellow countryman and defending Men's Championship Tour leader, Gabriel Medina."
"Bruno Soares Bruno Fraga Soares (; born February 27, 1982) is a professional tennis player from Brazil. His highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour is World No. 221, which he reached in March 2004. Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 2, which he achieved in October 2016. After a few efforts, including a final in the 2012 US Open and the semifinals of the 2008 and 2013 French Opens, Soares finally won his first Grand Slam title at the 2016 Australian Open, partnering Jamie Murray and then followed that up with a second men's"
"6–3. The pair will eventually lose in semifinals against fellow countrymen Pablo Carreño Busta and Guillermo García López in straight sets. ""Current till 2018 US Open. ""Current till 2018 Rolex Paris Masters Marc López Marc López Tarrés (, ; born 31 July 1982) is a professional male tennis player from Spain, who started playing tennis at the age of 8 years old and became professional in 1999. The right-handed player's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 106 (May 2004) and world No. 3 in doubles (January 2013). In his ATP debut at Stuttgart as a qualifier ranked 236, López"
"Tennis Professionals (ATP) Marcelo Rios, the first Latin American World number 1 in women tennis and the first Latin American to win a Grand Slam Anita Lizana, three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten, US Open winner Gabriela Sabatini, French Open winners Gastón Gaudio and Andrés Gómez, 2009 US Open winner Juan Martín del Potro, and double Olympic Gold medalist Nicolás Massú. Golf is growing in popularity in both Brazil and Argentina but is not widely played elsewhere in South America. Bolivia has the highest tournament class golf course in the world. Jai alai or Basque pelota is played in many"
"than four players for each of the singles tournament. The countries bringing the maximum of four players are Argentina, Australia, France, Italy, Spain and United States. Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles The men's singles tennis tournament of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The final was played on 14 August 2016. Top seed and world number-one Novak Djokovic was defeated in the first round by Juan Martín del Potro"
"Open, and in beating Pete Sampras in the second round of the 2001 French Open. Blanco lost in the second round of the 2004 Australian Open. He announced his retirement after the 2006 Torneo Godó. Blanco is a prominent tennis coach. He has previously coached the rising Canadian star Milos Raonic. This partnership ended in May 2013. He coached Canadian Filip Peliwo. He coached Karen Khachanov until November 2017. He is now currently coaching Dominic Thiem. Galo Blanco Galo Blanco (; born 8 October 1976) is a retired professional tennis player from Oviedo, Spain. Blanco is a member of the"
"João Sousa João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa (born 30 March 1989), known as João Sousa (), is a Portuguese professional tennis player, who is ranked 45th in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), as of 23 July 2018. A top-100 player since July 2013 and with three ATP World Tour singles titles, Sousa is regarded as the best Portuguese tennis player of all time. He is nicknamed ""Conquistador"" (Portuguese for ""Conqueror"") for sharing his birthplace with Afonso I of Portugal, the country's first king. Sousa is coached by former player Frederico Marques and practices at the"
"Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles The men's doubles tennis tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6–12 August 2016. Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States were the defending champions, but they withdrew before the competition as a result of health concerns. Marc López and Rafael Nadal of Spain won the gold medal, defeating Florin Mergea and Horia Tecău of Romania in the final, 6–2, 3–6,"